(In no particular order)
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
I can see why many dislike the X-Men franchise, but it's hard to deny Jackman's incredibleness in the role. IMO, he IS Logan...I find it hard to imagine anyone else doing a half-decent job.
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man
Few could've predicted how amazing RDJ would do in the role. He looks like Tony Stark, acts like him, he just embodies the character to pure perfection.
Alfred Molina as Doc Ock
He may not look identical to the comic book version, but Molina plays the villain so well, I find it hard to imagine someone coming even close to the dude's perfect take.
Heath Ledger as the Joker
I'm pretty sure 93% or more of fan boys would agree with this. To me, Ledger just disappears into the character without being comparable to his previous roles. IMO, that's proof that the dude had serious acting chops.
Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man
He may not have done much of the wise cracking side of Spidey, and he was kinda old for the role (although he looks younger than mid-30s), but Maguire played the character's triumphs and tragedies to perfection. Andrew Garfield has a lot to live up to.
Christian Bale as Batman
This would be tough to determine, but Bale probably makes a better Bruce than Batman. While I do like his voice as the Dark Knight (except when it's so screechy it's impossible to understand what he's saying...."your peanut butter jelly forever"), he especially left a mark as Bruce Wayne.
JK Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
This is easily one of the best comic-to-movie translations I have ever seen. Looking forward to seeing him contribute to the Ultimate Spider-Man series.
Thomas Haden Church as Sandman
He was right on the money when it comes to comic translation. He was so perfect that it'd be hard to imagine anyone else in the role.
Patrick Stewart as Professor X
Along with Jackman/Wolverine, Stewart's take on Professor X is easily one of the X-franchise's highlights.
Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow
Emily Blunt would've made a fine Black Widow IMO, but I'm still glad ScarJo got the part. She embodies the character brilliantly, inside and out.
Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face
He did kinda whine a lot (probably too much emotion on his part), but Eckhart was much, much stronger in the role than the stain that Tommy Lee Jones left on the character. Eckhart proved that the character could really rock on the big screen...sad to see his apparently not being in TDKR.
Christopher Reeve as Superman
I loved how Reeve brought so much humanity and emotion to the character. Seriously looking forward to seeing Henvry Cavill in the role next year.
Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin
His costume may have been to comparable to Power Rangers, but otherwise his Gobby rocks.
Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury
I'm kinda surprised that the mainstream and Ultimate versions of Fury are so different. I would've preferred if Marvel went with the mainstream (or even a mix of both...see Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes), but Jackson delivers one of his strongest performances to date with the character.
Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon
I would probably list every actor from The Dark Knight (sans Maggie Gylenhaal) on here, but this will be my last for the sake of diversity. Oldman embodies the Commissioner brilliantly, nuff said.
James Franco as Harry Osborn
He was epic. Enough said.
Danny DeVito as the Penguin
Would've preferred if Burton's take on the character was a little less creepy, but otherwise DeVito was awesome as Penguin.
Well, that's my list. Next in the series will be of some of the worst performances in CBM history.
Feel free to sound out your choices below in the comments.
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